Lycaron is the capital of the Southern Empire ruled by Empress Rhagaea of clan Pethros. It was one of the main towns in the unified Calradic Empire.
The villages of Canterion and Sagora are bound to the town.
Description[]
The natural fortress of Lycaron sits on a spur jutting out of the great Ornian Rock. In the final years of the imperial conquest, the Palaic tribe here negotiated a peaceful federation with the empire, only to see the city seized by the rebel leader Gethuz. The ensuing siege was only the first of many that Lycaron would undergo in the ensuing centuries, as its nearby silver mines made it a prize for every imperial pretender who ever tried to siege power in a civil war. It is said that the colony of vultures who inhabit the upper reaches of the Rock have dined on the flesh of every people of Calradia.[1]
Background[]
In the year 1084, Emperor Arenicos Pethros returned to his palace in Lycaron after a victorious campaign on the border of the Calradic Empire. The emperor went to his chambers after complaining of a headache and, when his guards checked on him several hours later, it was to find him laying dead in a pool of blood.
Arenicos' widow Rhagaea presented the emperor's blood soaked robe to the masses of Lycaron. According to accounts, the masses called upon Rhagaea to serve as their ruler and to exact vengeance on whoever murdered her husband.
The emperor's bodyguard of foreign mercenaries, the Vaegir Guard, were quickly blamed by Lycaron's mobs for the emperor's death. When the Vaegir Guard could not restore order, they unleashed their own anger against the population and began to loot the town. Countless innocents perished in the riots, details of which are relayed by certain companions.
Economy[]
The town begins the game with a Smithy, a Wool Weavery, and a Wine Press.
Trivia[]
- Given Lycaron's position and accessibility to vast parts of the Empire, it is very likely to have been the imperial capital after the geographic position of Paravenos wasnt suitable enough anymore.
References[]
- ↑ Encyclopedia Calradia, entry "Lycaron"
| Territory of the Calradic Imperials (Southern) |
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| Towns |
| Danustica • Lycaron • Onira • Phycaon • Poros • Syronea • Vostrum |
| Castles |
| Chanopsis Castle • Corenia Castle • Jogurys Castle • Lavenia Castle • Melion Castle • Morenia Castle • Odrysa Castle • Sestadeim Castle |
| Villages |
| Alision • Amycon • Atphynia • Avalyps • Caira • Canoros • Canterion • Chanopsis • Corenia • Erebulos • Ethemisa • Eunalica • Gorcorys • Jogurys • Lanthas • Lartusys • Lavenia • Melion • Metachia • Morenia • Odrysa • Parasemnos • Polisia • Popsia • Psotai • Sagolina • Sagora • Saldannis • Sestadaim • Spotia • Tegresos • Tevea • Vargonis • Zestea |